In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 362 points at
13,567, its worst day since October 19th, which marked the anniversary of Black
Monday.
The S&P 500 fell 40 points to 1,508, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 64 points at
2,794.
Crude for December delivery fell back $1.04 to close at $94.53 a barrel, as the
dollar gained some strength.
In Asia today, the Nikkei closed down 352.92 points at 16,517.48, while the Hang
Seng was off 836.80 points at 30,656.08 at the end of the morning session.
New York\'s main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December,
was trading at $93.96 a barrel, up 47 cents from its close of $93.49 in US trade
Thursday.